Sioux Falls School District

SIOUX FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT ELL WORLD GEOGRAPHY JUNE 2009

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Locate places in the world using a map and/or glove, analyze and interpret data presented on maps, charts, graphs, tables and atlases, use critical thinking skills in applying physical geography concepts to describe how people live in various regions, develop the understanding and appreciation of diverse cultures and people that inhabit earth, enrich the comprehension of geography through use of technology.

COURSE GUIDE:

1ST QUARTER

UNIT 1 WORLD GEOGRAPHY INTRODUCTION AND SKILLS 15 - 20 DAYS  Introduction to the Five Themes of Geography  Map skills  Landforms  Reading charts, graphs and tables

STANDARDS  9-12.G.1.1 Students are able to use resources, data services, and geographic tools that generate and interpret information.  9-12.G.1.2 Students are able to interpret geographic representations when given information about places and events.  9-12.G.2.1 Students are able to identify and explain the impact of the natural environment on human settlement patterns.

UNIT 2 UNITED STATES AND CANADA 15 - 20 DAYS  Urbanization  Pollution, Global Warming, Conservation  Assimilation and Acculturation  Poverty and Opportunity

STANDARDS  9-12.G.2.2 Students are able to explain how humans interact with their environment.  9-12.G.2.3 Students are able to explain how human migration impacts local and global politics, environment, economies, societies, and regions.

UNIT 3 LATIN AMERICA 10 - 15 DAYS  Deforestation  Civil War  Poverty  Standard of Living, Birth Rate, Literacy Rate  Jobs  Agriculture STANDARDS  9-12.G.2.2 Students are able to explain how humans interact with their environment.  9-12.G.2.3. Students are able to explain how human migration impacts local and global politics, environment, economies, societies, and regions.  9-12.G.2.4. Students are able to identify the main characteristics of cultural geography. 2nd QUARTER

UNIT 4 WESTERN EUROPE 10 - 15 DAYS  Climates  Dictatorship and Democracy

STANDARDS  9-12.G.2.1 Students are able to identify and explain the impact of the natural environment on human settlement patterns.  9-12.G.2.4 Students are able to identify the main characteristics of cultural geography.

UNIT 5 EASTERN EUROPE 10 - 15 DAYS  Pollution  Dictatorship and Communism

STANDARDS  9-12.G.2.2 Students are able to explain how humans interact with their environment.  9-12.G.2.4 Students are able to identify the main characteristics of cultural geography.

UNIT 6 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTHERN AFRICA 10 - 15 DAYS  Desertification  Major Religions

STANDARDS  9-12.G.2.2 Students are able to explain how humans interact with their environment.  9-12.G.2.4 Students are able to identify the main characteristics of cultural geography.

UNIT 7 SOUTH ASIA 2 - 5 DAYS  Major Religions  Birth Rate  Standard of Living  Service Jobs

STANDARDS  9-12.G.2.4 Students are able to identify the main characteristics of cultural geography. UNIT 8 EAST ASIA 1 - 5 DAYS  Major Religions  Dictatorship and Communism  Birth Rate  Manufacturing  Agriculture

STANDARDS  9-12.G.2.4 Students are able to identify the main characteristics of cultural geography.

UNIT 9 AFRICA 1 - 5 DAYS  Drought, Famine and Civil War  Standard of Living and Subsistence Farming

STANDARDS  9-12.G.2.3 Students are able to explain how human migration impacts local and global politics, environment, economies, societies, and regions.  9-12.G.2.4 Students are able to identify the main characteristics of cultural geography.

UNIT 10 AUSTRALIA/OCEANIA/ANTARCTICA 1 - 5 DAYS  Global Warming  International

STANDARDS  9-12.G.2.2 Students are able to explain how humans interact with their environment.  9-12.G.2.3 Students are able to explain how human migration impacts local and global politics, environment, economies, societies, and regions.